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French mathematician and philosopher René Descartes.

René Descartes

(1596 - 1650)

Jean-Jacques Dessalines

(c. 1758 - 1806)

Writer, editor, and teacher A. N. Devers.

A.N. Devers

George Devol

(1829 - 1903)

Betsy DeVos

John Dewey

(1859 - 1952)

Seated woman wearing glasses and holding up a cigarette

Helen DeWitt

Rachel DeWoskin

Florentine ruler and patron Lorenzo de Medici.

Lorenzo de’ Medici

(1449 - 1492)

Italian Franciscan friar and historian Salimbene Di Adam.

Salimbene di Adam

(1221 - c. 1290)

Antonio di Benedetto

(1922 - 1986)

Junot Díaz

Spanish soldier and author Bernal Díaz del Castillo.

Bernal Díaz del Castillo

(c. 1495 - 1584)

British composer, author, actor and manager Charles Dibdin.

Charles Dibdin

(1745 - 1814)

American author Philip K. Dick.

Philip K. Dick

(1928 - 1982)

Photograph of English novelist Charles Dickens.

Charles Dickens

(1812 - 1870)

Photograph of Colin Dickey standing in front of a brick wall.

Colin Dickey

Black and white photograph of Emily Dickinson sitting next to a desk.

Emily Dickinson

(1830 - 1886)

French man of letters Denis Diderot.

Denis Diderot

(1713 - 1784)

Joan Didion

(1934 - 2021)

Color photograph of American writer Annie Dillard.

Annie Dillard

Photograph of Danish writer Isak Dinesen.

Isak Dinesen

(1885 - 1962)

Dio Cassius

(c. 150 - 235)

Dio Chrysostom

(c. 40 - c. 120)